Latest news - recycling and waste management
PRN reform review slated for autumn
PRN reform to be considered by Defra as part of wider look at packaging rules
Retail giants commit to reducing waste footprint
John Lewis, Next, ASOS and Marks & Spencer sign up to WRAP’s sustainable clothing voluntary agreement
Defra opens consultation on repeal of site waste management plans
Organisations call for rules to be kept in place as they promote best use of resources
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WEEE directive prioritises recycling not reuse, claims digital industry body
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Reprocessors claim lightweighting poses obstacle to recycling
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Illegal waste activity targeted in Operation Cyclone
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GMWDA reports 9% decrease in waste sent to landfill
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ESA: European Resource Efficiency Platform recommendations fall short
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Gallery: Waste boss arrested fleeing UK
Illegal waste boss arrested on Heathrow airport runway after trying to flee the country
Liveblog: Reflections on green business from Davos
The UK fears a triple-dip recession, but at the World Economic Forum at Davos the focus is on sustainable business models. See our aggregation of comment around green business at the forum.
VIDEO: Sims metal plant blaze under control
Firefighters have got a large fire at the Sims Metal UK plant in Long Marston, Warwickshire, under control, but say it will take days to put it out completely.
Liveblog: Reactions to food waste report
MRW has compiled reactions on social media to the Institute of Mechanical Engineers’ report that we throw way half of our food, globally.
Hot Topic: Circular Economy
Reprocessors claim lightweighting poses obstacle to recycling
Call for ‘right thickness’ threshold for PET bottle recycling
Hot Topic: Scrap Metal
Metal thefts halved despite cash ban enforcement concerns
Police claim a focused rather than scatter-gun approach on metal theft
Hot Topic: China
EU suffers most as China paper imports fall
Experts cite quality demand and Green Fence as reasons for the drop
Hot Topic: Food Waste
GMWDA reports 9% decrease in waste sent to landfill
Resident satisfaction is 99.7%, says Great Manchester Waste Disposal Authority
Hot Topic: WEEE
WEEE directive prioritises recycling not reuse, claims digital industry body
‘There is a danger of the price of reused products becoming too high’, says Hewlett Packard
Big Question: How to overcome the waste prevention challenge?
Waste Prevention: MRW View - Waste Prevention Obligation
In March, the Government finally published its call for evidence for the Waste Prevention Programme, promised in the 2011 Waste Review. It ends on 29 April
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MRW Insight - analysis of the news
Insight: Is it too early to invest in rewards schemes?
Evidence on efficacy of using incentives needs to be stronger
Opinion
Circular economy 'unlikely' for the bulk of plastic waste
Former recycling lecturer Bob Pringle argues solutions should be sought in design for reuse and biodegrading packaging
Features
MRW leader
Resourceful turkeys should vote for Christmas
We have to move to a model where the profitable outcome is not the only priority, warns academic
The Big Interview from Materials Recycling World
We need leadership in UK policy
Shadow minister Gavin Shuker is champing at the bit to tackle waste and resources in the UK. He talks to Christine Ottery about Labour’s waste policy review and how it would work if Labour returns to power in 2015
RWM with CIWM 2013
RWM in partnership with CIWM 2013
Europe’s premier annual resource efficiency and waste management show is on from 10-12 September: read the official launch press release here…
Hot Topic: BIR
BIR Shanghai: General Assembly
Glowing tribute to BIR’s “mastermind” and “perfect diplomat”
